"We're stewards of this property," Einselen said. "We have to be careful."

The open house session lasted about six hours and drew about 40 visitors. Consultants will take ideas in forums 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Wednesday at the convention center. They'll review the ideas from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

"We've had a constant flow of people through the day," said town planner Margaret Flippen from Dover, Kohl and Partners, the Coral Gables, Fla.-based firm guiding the meetings. "They're in it for the long haul."

She encouraged people with suggestions to drop by this week, along with anyone who wants an update on the ideas being tossed around. She said it doesn't matter if you have five or 45 minutes.